A workshop on Vietnam - France relations hosted by Paul-Valery Montpellier III University in collaboration with The “Tremplin pour le Vietnam” programme (Photo: VNA)Paris (VNA) – The “Tremplin pour le Vietnam” (Springboard toVietnam) project - a collaboration between France's Paul-Valery Montpellier III University and the University of Languages and International Studies (ULIS) - Vietnam National University, Hanoi, has affirmed its role as a bridge to connect French youngpeople with Vietnamese culture and language.
Initiated in 2019, the university education programme inVietnamese language and culture, has garnered significant interest among Frenchyoung people, with 20 students enrolling in the first course.
So far, the programme, operated under the special coordination of historian Pierre Journoud, a professor at Paul-Valery Montpellier III University, hastrained nearly 100 students.
A seminar on Vietnam jointly held by Paul-Valery Montpellier III University and the “Tremplin pour le Vietnam” (Photo: VNA)According to Prof. Journoud, the project is strongly supported by the French universityand the Vietnamese Embassy in France. Its objective is to makeVietnam more popular among young French people and even older ones as thiscertificate is for those aged from 18 to 78.
The programme primarily focuses on education in Vietnamese history,culture, and language which serve as a common gateway to help learners understandmore about Vietnam. In addition, it also covers economic, business and environmentaltopics, Journoud said.
In addition to in-class Vietnamese language and culture lessons, students also havechances to attend seminars or symposiums and engage in extracurricularactivities to gain a deeper understanding of the Vietnamese community'spresence in France.
The project is expected to contribute to further boosting the French–Vietnam cooperation,he added.
Holtzer Gérard, one of the oldest students in the programme, shared that he is especiallyinterested in the programme.
“I enrol in the programme not only to learn the Vietnameselanguage but also to learn about history and sociology,” he said.
According to DamMinh Thuy, head of the Faculty of FrenchLanguage and Culture under ULIS, this programme provides young French people withan opportunity to learn more about Vietnamese culture, and offeres avaluable chance for Vietnamese French people to connect with their homeland./.
